Early Americans

Jazz CD Round-up: Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Wadada Leo Smith, Anna Webber, and More

Over a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.

Exposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.

byron hoot August 11, 2020 at 8:19 am on Film Review: Not Much of a Barfly — Drinking Red Wine with Writer Charles BukowskiExcellent. Simple, understated excellence. I'm a Bukowski and Daniel fan. Who couldn't be! Thanks for this review.
Jeffrey Carson August 11, 2020 at 12:28 am on Visual Arts Review: “Painting Edo” — Lessons About Art and the Good SocietyWhat beautiful painting! But I do not believe they were proof of a society's superior aesthetic sense. You can find...
Daniel Gewertz August 10, 2020 at 4:58 pm on Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and Me, Wonderful to read your comment, Allen. Thanks. I do appreciate the classic late '30s Duke period, and have thought...
Allen Michie August 9, 2020 at 6:05 pm on Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and MeThanks, you expressed what I've often thought myself about Ellington (and Basie, another touchstone in my musical and personal life)....
Suzanne Cloud August 9, 2020 at 11:06 am on Jazz Album Review: Jimmy Heath’s Final “Love Letter”Jimmy was a Philadelphia treasure and I was honored to have met him and his wife, interviewed him, and booked...